Some call it an "exchange." The federal government prefers the term "marketplace." But whatever you call it, an online site for people to shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is scheduled to be up and running Oct. 1. Like a bargain travel website, the exchange will offer shoppers a choice of plans and levels of coverage from different insurance carriers. For low- to middle-income earners, subsidies will be available to make the premium affordable. Put simply, the exchange will be a way for working- and middle-class people to buy coverage if they don't already get it from an employer or Medicaid. It will be mandatory for the 1.3 million...

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